International

The International Division at AIA is responsible for promoting domestic and international policies and practices that help American companies compete in the global marketplace and cooperate with our allies and foreign partners.
With both defined and undefined barriers that can limit business growth, AIA's International Council works to promote free and fair trade for U.S. aerospace and national security products as a means to enhance national and economic security. This helps maintain the vitality of the aerospace and national security industrial base and workforce.

Issues & Policies

The contributions the Export Import Bank of the United States (also known as Ex-Im Bank) makes to the U.S. economy are indispensable. America’s commercial aerospace industry and other major industries rely heavily on the…Read More

Export control modernization is a solid pillar of AIA’s strategy to build defense sales. To have modern export control regime in place it is necessary that items slated to be brought to the Commerce…Read More

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Passage this week of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) by Congress is a major step forward for U.S. manufacturers. AIA applauds the members of Congress who shepherded the bill through to passage and thanks them for their leadership.
TPA establishes concrete rules for international trade discussions with our economic... Read More

AIA Aero Blog

Team USA reviewing their notes before heading into the presentation portion of the International Rocketry Challenge
The RCS Engineers from Russellville, Alabama, had a great first day at the Paris Air Show. Thursday was day one of the International Rocketry Competition, kicking off the two-day event with the presentation portion... Read More

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The Paris Air Show may be many things, but at the end of the day it’s about business. The business of international sales; cooperation and partnering; forging relationships and sharing ideas. AIA’s new executive leadership team understands this objective and has been doing just that at... Read More

In the wake of an uneven global economic recovery, countries are competing in an unprecedented race to create jobs and stimulate economic growth through increased exports. In this competition, not all countries abide by…